Financial Health Pulse® Chicago 2022 Report
A new report by Financial Health Network offers the first comprehensive picture of financial health disparities in Chicago and broader Cook County by…
A new report by Financial Health Network offers the first comprehensive picture of financial health disparities in Chicago and broader Cook County by…
Two new research reports will inform the Trust’s strategy to advance equitable and safe financial solutions to increase and sustain Black and Latinx…
A new analysis by the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago applies a racial…
Trust-funded research has uncovered Cook County’s process for reclaiming tax-delinquent properties for market use – from annual tax sales to the last-ditch Scavenger Sale – is failing to live up to its potential to secure vacant, abandoned, and underutilized properties as assets in Black and Latinx communities.
How an innovative Trust grant program helps neighborhood visions for growth become reality The Chicago Community Trust believes all Chicago neighborhoods are assets, each one…
I like to call myself a product of the public transportation system. My hometown, a mid-size city in the north of Spain, runs a network…
Following a comprehensive study of the Scavenger Sale, a national multi-jurisdiction analysis offers communities a roadmap for improvement. Property taxes are the largest source of…
In this episode of the Trust Talks podcast, learn about what Community Investment Vehicles (CIVs) are and the wealth building opportunities they could create for neighborhoods…
When it comes to helping individuals, families, and communities build wealth, neighborhood investment is a force multiplier. Neighborhood development projects create businesses and jobs, bring…
To administer the Searle Collaborative Funds, the Trust works closely with Kinship Foundation—a private operating foundation that advances the institutional philanthropy of the Searle family.…
This article was originally published in the Chicago Tribune on May 17, 2022. Chicago’s cycle of neighborhood disinvestment may be at a turning point. As…
Christen Wiggins is the interim senior director of community impact for the Trust’s Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment strategy. Prior to this role, she oversaw grant making…
Hector Estrada (he/his) is the impact coordinator for the Catalyzing Neighborhood Investment strategy at The Chicago Community Trust. Hector is the administrative and process point…